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Arabian Sea Is Creating 'Climate Change Victims'
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Arabian Sea Is Creating 'Climate Change Victims'

The Arabian Sea’s behaviour is changing, and it is creating “climate change victims” on India’s west coast

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June 19, 2022
Lesson For Us From Ukraine Impasse
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Lesson For Us From Ukraine Impasse

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine edges towards its fourth month, we are reminded that since the Cold War, neither superpower has been able to subdue smaller countries despite determinedly seeking to do so.

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June 19, 2022
Crashing, in waves
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Crashing, in waves

The Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka is fighting multiple climate woes simultaneously

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June 19, 2022
A plea for peace
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A plea for peace

Award-winning Urdu writer, A poet, essayist and translator Tarannum Riyaz succumbed to Covid-19 during the second wave of the pandemic.

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June 19, 2022
Cries of the coast
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Cries of the coast

Kerala’s fisherfolk are facing an existential threat; they can no longer trust the Arabian Sea

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June 19, 2022
BLOWS AND BLOWBACKS
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BLOWS AND BLOWBACKS

The Enforcement Directorate’s aggressive moves have set off a political and legal slugfest. Is the agency really acting at the Union government’s behest, as the opposition alleges?

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June 19, 2022
Idols and thieves
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Idols and thieves

There have been news reports about stolen idols being recovered from smugglers or art galleries, within India.

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June 19, 2022
RAHUL GANDHI
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RAHUL GANDHI

COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP FOR AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE

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June 19, 2022
Status update
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Status update

More and more parties are in favour of a caste-based census, even if at the state level

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June 19, 2022
Why Has Yasin Malik Been Sentenced To Life Now?
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Why Has Yasin Malik Been Sentenced To Life Now?

A former militant commander, Yasin Malik gave up guns in 1994. So, why has he been sentenced to life now?

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June 12, 2022
Can NCB Resurrect Its Damaged Reputation?
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Can NCB Resurrect Its Damaged Reputation?

Now that Aryan Khan has a clean chit in the drugs-on-cruise case, it will take time for the NCB to resurrect its damaged reputation

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June 12, 2022
Yashasvi Jaiswal - Betting On His Batting
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Yashasvi Jaiswal - Betting On His Batting

From living in a tent and being an "errand boy" to opening for Rajasthan Royals, Yashasvi Jaiswal has lived a long life at just 20

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June 12, 2022
Jammu And Kashmir - Hurriyat Struggle To Stay Relevant
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Jammu And Kashmir - Hurriyat Struggle To Stay Relevant

Once a powerful forum for separatists, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference is now struggling to stay relevant in Kashmir

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June 12, 2022
SHOOTING PAIN
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SHOOTING PAIN

Singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder puts the Punjab government on the back foot, drives demand for societal curbs on the state's gun and gang culture

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June 12, 2022
@leisure - LANGUAGE NO BAR
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@leisure - LANGUAGE NO BAR

Geetanjali Shree's International Booker win brings to the limelight the small independent publishers who have fuelled translation in India for years

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June 12, 2022
Living it up
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Living it up

Delhi Capitals' bowler Chetan Sakariya knows life is uncertain; so he is now living it to the fullest

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June 12, 2022
Gathering pace
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Gathering pace

Rajasthan Royals’ quick Kuldeep Sen has seen many ups and downs, and does not take his current success for granted

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June 12, 2022
PART-TIME TROOPS
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PART-TIME TROOPS

The new defence recruitment scheme, which aims to make the armed forces lean and mean, is facing flak from within the military fraternity

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June 12, 2022
Mumbai's mainstay
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Mumbai's mainstay

In his debut IPL season, Tilak Varma has already become a permanent fixture in the Mumbai Indians squad

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June 12, 2022
Playing for pride
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Playing for pride

More than money, it was respect that Kolkata Knight Riders' batter Rinku Singh earned for his family

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June 12, 2022
Spin to win
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Spin to win

It was sheer hard work and determination that carried Kumar Kartikeya Singh from a tyre factory in Ghaziabad to the playing eleven of the Mumbai Indians

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June 12, 2022
Chinese Bridge Row: What Does India Need To Do?
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Chinese Bridge Row: What Does India Need To Do?

There will be many more intrusions across the LAC if China perceives India is weak

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June 05, 2022
Gyanvapi Controversy - Prayers Of Anger
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Gyanvapi Controversy - Prayers Of Anger

Complex questions concerning beliefs and rituals, and history and law, envelop the Gyanvapi controversy

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June 05, 2022
Why India Is Suddenly On An FTA Signing Spree
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Why India Is Suddenly On An FTA Signing Spree

Long known as a slow negotiator, India is suddenly on an FTA signing spree

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June 05, 2022
Thomas Cup Win Powered By Indian's Self-Belief And Teamwork
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Thomas Cup Win Powered By Indian's Self-Belief And Teamwork

Self-belief and teamwork powered the Indians to their maiden Thomas Cup win

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May 29, 2022
A Bridge Too Far
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A Bridge Too Far

China’s new bridge on Pangong Tso allows it to move troops and tanks quickly across the region, forcing India to rework its defensive and offensive strategies in Ladakh. THE WEEK reports from the shores of the disputed lake

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June 05, 2022
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
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THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH

The Indian IT sector is set to cash in on the many opportunities that the metaverse offers

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June 05, 2022
The rewind club
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The rewind club

Love vintage Hindi film songs? Tune in to an online music club for trivia and more

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June 05, 2022
Act of faith
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Act of faith

Questions are now being raised about the legality of the Places of Worship Act, 1991

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June 05, 2022
I got affected because I was ignorant of law. I want to be a lawyer now
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I got affected because I was ignorant of law. I want to be a lawyer now

A.G. PERARIVALAN is finally back home, after having spent nearly 31 years behind bars. One of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, he was initially sentenced to death; the Supreme Court later commuted it to life imprisonment. In March this year, he was granted bail and, on May 18, the Supreme Court ordered his early release.

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June 05, 2022